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Catch rainwater
April 2024

Catch rainwater

Whoever - like me - does not have a rain barrel, can manage that and spoil his plants, at least once in a while, with rainwater: When it's raining, just set the garden table (mine is round, 4 legs,...

Pull tomato cuttings from side shoots
April 2024

Pull tomato cuttings from side shoots

When the tomato season starts and I have no tomato plants, I pinch the Achseltriebe at the garden neighbor, or let me give the freshly pinched shoots. These are placed in damp soil and usually take...

Support charitable institutions (with food from the garden)
April 2024

Support charitable institutions (with food from the garden)

A few acquaintances and I have considered what we can do only with all the fruits and vegetables from the garden. Unfortunately, everything is usually ripe at one time and you can not cook and cook...

Proliferating (cats) mint - decoration for the eye
April 2024

Proliferating (cats) mint - decoration for the eye

As anyone knows, who also has this plant in the garden, it spreads quickly and can be annoying. There is already a tip on how to prevent the proliferation by using root barriers by pots, etc. But...

Table fire: make bioethanol soot-free with water
April 2024

Table fire: make bioethanol soot-free with water

Bioethanol soot and odor free? Unfortunately not. Hello wanted to set a tip, yes, have already read many. Well, I bought a table fire (glass column) a long time ago, so I do not want to gag and burn...

Clean patio tiles and wooden garden furniture: with soda
April 2024

Clean patio tiles and wooden garden furniture: with soda

My terrace is located on the northwest side of the house and thus easily gets these familiar green coverings. You can easily remove them like this: After a shower, soda (available in every drugstore)...

Continue to use the cup of pot (quark beaker) - pull seeds
April 2024

Continue to use the cup of pot (quark beaker) - pull seeds

I take the jars (quark mugs) for growing peppers, chili (from the beginning of February) and tomatoes. In the washed-out cups, I make several holes with a knitting needle so that the water can flow...

Plant soil ready to hand in flower pots / flower pots
April 2024

Plant soil ready to hand in flower pots / flower pots

Well ... already transplanted, repotted, room and bucket plants supplied with new earth? Mostly I get several sacks of potting soil, because my strong hands help me and this must of course be...

Autumn decoration and winter protection - collecting pine cones
April 2024

Autumn decoration and winter protection - collecting pine cones

Already thinking of the autumn decoration and winter protection - collecting pine cones. Exactly: now they are falling again ... I have already collected some beautiful specimens, which serve not...

Continue to use leek roots - let the leek regrow
April 2024

Continue to use leek roots - let the leek regrow

Leek Roots - Free Harvest - Grow Leeks: If there are just a few empty flowerpots left and you are in the kitchen cleaning vegetables (leeks, the hairy end), it is worth trying to plant these...